Objective: With my team, we will compare and contrast energy topics with our answer sheet from the Jeopardy game.

What we did in class today: We played a Jeopardy review game about energy types and transformations.

If you missed class today: There really is no way to make up the points for today with the grading period ending tomorrow. The concepts that we reviewed will be presented again next week.

Tuesday, January 24th

Objective: With my team, we will make progress on our science fair project.

What we did in class today: The lab was free today, so we had lab work time to complete or work on our science fair projects.

If you missed today: If you are a Ravenclaw, your science fair project is now past due. If you are a Hufflepuff, your experiments are due complete on Monday.

Monday, January 23rd

Objective: With my team, we will answer critical thinking questions about our observations from the erosion/ deposition plot that we recorded data on in October.

What we did in class today: 1) We went back to the erosion/ deposition sites and made observations. 2) We answered critical thinking questions about the site.

What to do if you were gone today: Obtain a copy of the erosion questions from Mr. Jamsa when you return to school. Go to the site where you originally recorded data about erosion. Give Mr. Jamsa your sheet when complete.

ANNOUNCEMENT: We will be looking at our COMPOSTING inquiry on Thursday. Bottles should be brought in this week.

RAVENCLAWS: Your completed science fair projects should be turned in by Tuesday after school.

Please note – science fair calendar has been updated for Hufflepuff students. See the Hufflepuff science fair tabs for details.

During this time frame, we will be working on our science fair projects. If you are a Hufflepuff student and already have a project, you know what to do. If you are a Ravenclaw student, most of the information that you will need including a to-do list is written under the SCIENCE FAIR tab and RAVENCLAW tab. If you are working on this project from home or afar, you can always e-mail your questions to me at danieljamsa@yahoo.com.

Objective: Today I will outline energy transformation examples given on a study guide.

What we did in class today: We took notes on what is an energy transformation, we went over examples of many energy transformations, and we worked on a study guide at the end of class.

If you missed today: Copy the notes from a classmate and ask questions of Mr. Jamsa afterwards. We will be touching these topics over the next three weeks, but science fair begins tomorrow so we will be leaving these behind for awhile.

Tuesday, January 4th

Objective:Today I will differentiate among various energy types on the class exit quiz.

What we did in class today: 1) We looked at a varsity level Pendulum lab write up and wrote down ways we could improve for next time. 2) We watched movies and took notes on seven different energy types. 3) We furthered out understanding with a card sort and an exit quiz.

If you missed today: Your signed progress reports are due back tomorrow, Thursday. Science fair projects that are dealing with humans and animals need to have typed procedures turned in by tomorrow for the science committee meeting. Finally, find a classmate and copy the notes that we took in class into your own notebook.

Monday, January 3rd

Objective: I will review key science concepts by completing a review crossword puzzle.

What we did in class today: We looked at our grades from the Pendulum Inquiry, we worked on review crosswords, we broke into groups for science fair, and we shared information with the Hufflepuff science fair students.

If you missed today: Obtain a review crossword puzzle and progress report from Mr. Jamsa. Make sure you are keeping up with the dates and information about science fair on this web page under the science fair tab.